Alexandra is a Special Counsel in the Insurance Law & Litigation team at Lander & Rogers, specialising in construction law and related professional negligence litigation.
Experience
Alexandra has worked in construction law for the past 14 years. Her previous position was specialising in construction law at Giannakopoulos Solicitors, a Melbourne-based boutique law firm.
Alexandra has worked extensively in both non-litigious "front end" work and litigious "back end" work, representing companies, individuals and charitable organisations.
Alexandra's areas of expertise include:
- construction litigation
- contract review and negotiation
- advising on termination of contracts
- insurance
- dispute resolution
- drafting pleadings
- liaising with a variety of industry experts
- providing project management advice
- the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic)
- winding up applications against debtors.
Career highlights
Alexandra's career highlights include:
- arbitration proceedings between Tier 2 contractors and state government instrumentalities in relation to various projects
- preparing detailed pre-litigation correspondence for a Tier 2 contractor in relation to disputes with local government instrumentalities over roads and subdivision projects
- resolution of disputes between developers and various parties in relation to development projects
- successful representation for various clients in adjudication applications under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic)
- defending several building surveyors in relation to complaints made against them by the Victorian Building Authority.
(Neutral identification has been used to preserve professional privilege and confidentiality agreements in relation to the above matters.)